Put in the clink

Put in the clink : Phrases

Meaning:

To be sent to prison.

Example:

OJ was not put in the clink.

Origin:

Clink does not refer to rattling chains but, rather, the name of a specific London prison which, in turn, took its name from the Borough in which it was sited. This was The Liberty of Clink, a district of Southwark exempt from the jurisdiction of the City of London.